Linotype-machine.



PATENTED MAR. 6, 1906.

T. S. HOMANS LINOTYPB MACHINE.

LPPLIUATION TILED same. 1905.

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INVENTOR V ATTURNE THOMAS S. HOMANS, OF

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO MERGEN- THAL'ER LINOTYPE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

Ll NOTY PE-MACH'lNE fl-(LU concern:

S. HOEEAES, of

Be it known that l, THOMAS Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a new and usef el 11nprovement in Linotype-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

M invention has reference to .linetypemac has of the eneral or anization represented in Letters latent of 316 United States 10 No. 557,000, wherein circulating matrices are carried in an inclined channeled magazine mounted on the top of the machine.

By means of the finger-key mechanism the n'iatrices are released from the magazine in 1 5 the order in which their characters are to appear in rint and the released matrices me chanical assembled in line with spacers, the composed line transferred to a magazine in which the slugs or linotypes are cast against them, and the ine thereafter lifted and the matrices trans rred throo h a distributing n'iechanisrn to the upper on of the magazine.

In order to adapt the machine to produce type-faces different in size or style, it is cus 2 tomary to remove the magazine and replace the same by another containing the matrices for the required in?! Heretofore it has been the i'ractiee t remove the magazine with the haselramc in an upward and rearward o direction, the operation requiring the e'lfortsi of two attendants.

The aim of the present invention is to la oilitale the removal and replacing of the nia 'niine; and it consists in a construction 5 an arran ementoi parts whereb the magazine may in readily removed ant applied at the front of the machine. To this end means are provided for raising or lowering the forward end of the magazine and supporting the same while it is withdrawn in a forward and downward direction, and finally suspending it ten'iporarily at the front of the machilw, so that it may be easily removed. The same parts serve to facilitate the appli- .5 oationiri the magazine hy a reverse prone dure. With lhe exception of the parts immediately associated with my improvement the machine maybe in all respects of ordill'cicrring t6 the drawings, Fl ure 1 represents thibupper portion ofa inotype-machine with my im roveznent incorporated therein; is a ongitudinal vertical sce- Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed Eeptember Q,

- the magazine thereon,

Patented March 3, 1906 1965. Serial No. 277,650.

tion oi the same on the line 2 2 with the parts in operative position. Fig. 3 is a similar section with the forward end of the magazine elevated preparatory to its removal. Fig. 4 is a simi ar section with the magazine susended at the front of the machine. Fig. 5 is a to plan View of the ma azine partly remove together with the liaise-frame and the vfront supports or sun ending devices. Fig. 6 is a vertical section i lustrating an alternative or modified construction.

In the drawings, A represents the rigid main frame; B, the inclined channeled 111 azine wherein the matrices C are storedi D, the channeled escapement-bar fixed on the frame and forming a downward continuation of the main frame, so that the matrices may pass therethrongh subject to the control of the usual pivoted escapements E, which are in turn controlled by the vertical bars or reeds F, connecting with the finger-key mechanism, as usual in linotype-machinee, the arrangement being such that whenever the key is actuated a matrix containing a corresponding character will be released and omitted to pass forward and downward through the front guide-plate H to the assembling-belt I, by which it is added to the line of matrices in the assemblin -elevator J in a manner well understood" by t ose skilled in the art.

My magazine, which is preferably eon etructerl, asu'sual, with two parallel plates channeled longitudinally in the' inner faces to receive and guide the-edges of the matrices, is removably seated u on and sustained by the rigid underlying ase frame K. his haee-irame is mounted near its upper end to rock on the cross-bar a, fixed rigidly in the main frame. When the aarts are in normal position, the lower end 01 the frame K bears rigidly on the main frame and supports the lower end of the magazine in operative relation to the escapement-har E for the purpose of lifting the lower end of the frame and be withdrawn from the front of the machine.

the lowerend of the frame K and provided at each end with a cam l, bearing on a stud or roller 1' on the side oi the main frame. These cams l are continued beyond the shalt 14 and fashioned into arms I; When the parts are so that the-latter may i Amok-shalt L is passed transyersely through.

other of the in normal position, the came I and arms Z" extend rearward alongside the base-frame K, as shown in Fig. 1 and are inactive.

When the magazine is to be removed, the arms Z are turned forward and downward until they assume the positions shown in Figs. 3 and 4. the effect being to turn the rocl\'shaft L and the cams I, so that the latter bearing on the studs I lift the lower end of the frame L until the magazine is raised and supported abovethe cscapement-bar, as shown in Fig. 3. The magazine is provided on its under side with transverse stiffeningbars, one of which is seated normally behind a shoulder k on the base-frame to prevent the magazine from sliding forward. An-

cross-bars near the u )per end of the magazine isextended beyond the edges of the same, as shown at b. In removing the magazine after its lower end has been elevated the attendant raises its lower extremty clear of the shoulder I", after which be permits it to slide downward and forward over the base-frame K until the ends of the bar I), riding over the arms I, are arrested u)on their forward hooked ends, as shown in ig. 4, whereupon the magazine is permitted to swing down until it assumes a vertical position, as shown. W'hen thus suspended, the magazine. may be readily grasped at its edges bv the attendant standing in front of the ma c line and lifted therefrom. r

In applying a magazine to the machine the operator holding it in an erect position passes it between the arms I and permits the ends of bar I) to rest thereon, as in Fig. 4, after which he swings the forward end of the magezine upward and pushes it bodilv rearward and upward over the base-frame K until the and drops behind the shoulder K. The arms 1 are thus turned upward and backward to their original position, thereby causing the cams to lower the base-frame and magazine to their operative positions. The magazine is usually construi ted of greater width at-the upper than at the lowercnd. In order, therefore, to prevent it from shifting laterally during its forward and backward niovement, the base-frame is provided with one or more longitudinal guides Ir", preferably in the form of grooves, as shown, and the magazine adapted to enga e with these guides. lo the form shown t 1e magazine has longitudinal ribs or bars on the under side to enter the guidinggrooves.

The essence of the invention lies in the eniployment of a vertical]v-movable support for the magazine and in the eombipation therewith of means for removing such support and with means for sustaining and supporting the magazine when )artly withdrawn. It is understood that the details may be variously modified without departing from the scope of my invention.

Instead of formmg the escapcnnmt-har l)' ployed.

The machine is provided, as usuahwith the distributer-bar M and attendant parts fixed on the main frame over the upper end of the magazine. 'lo distribute the matrices therein, the usual channeled throat N is emlhis throat instead of being fixed to the main frame is hinged to the upper end of the frame K.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a linotype-niachine. the combination of a main frame, an inclined magazine supporting frame mounted to move vertically at its lower forward end, a ma azine mounted on said supporting-frame and imlependently removable in a forward direction, and means for sustaining the end of the supportingframe at the delivery end of the magazine above its normal position, whereby the ma azine may be sup orted and guided while eing removed aml applied at the front of the machine.

2. In a linotype-machine, a main frame, a supporting-frame for the magazine movably mounted in the main frame, a magazine detachably ap )lied to the supporting-frame, and remova le in a forward direction and mechanism for lifting the free end of the supporting-frame, whereby the end of the magazine may be moved from its operative position preparatory to its removal from the machine.

3. In a linotype-maclline, a main frame, a |nagazilie-supporting frame arranged in an inclined position and mounted to turn on a horizontal axis, a magazine mounted on said frame and removable at the front of the ma- .ehine, means for raising the forward end of the frame and the magazine thereon, and an esrapement-bar fixed on the main frame and forminga continuation of the magazine when the-latter is in operative position.

4. In a linotype-niachine, a main frame, escapementidevices secured thereon to control the delivery of matriees,a detachable ma azine, a inagazilie-supporting frame, jointei to the main frame to permit vertical movement of the delivery from the operative position, and mechanism for effecting the movement of the supportingframe.

5. In a linolype-machine, the combination end of the magazine to and of the main frame to swing upwar and downward, the cam 51 arms sustain t the removable magazine, and the movable to raise and sustain the. frame K and-also the magazine during tion with a mam frame; and a magazine re arms adapted to form a continuation of the "m azinq supporting -a cation and-removal of the magazine, sub-,

the magazine B, removable at the front of the frame, the magazinesupporting frame K, mounted toswm upward and downward at the delivery en and cams l, to lift and sustain the frame K.

,6. In a linotype-machine, the combination, of the main frame, the magazine adapted to be withdrawn endwisetherefrom, and arms I pivoted to swin forward and backward and adapted in t eir forward positions to e detached magazine. 7 In a linotypemachine, the main frame,

frame K, in combinamagazine-sup ortin' lt-shagL provided with'means tion with a roe ed, meansfor movuag I normal position. an meansfor horizontally its movement'to' and from the operative osltiom; 7 10 In alinotype-mac eandineombinamovable therefrom, arms for temporarily sus-' taining the magazine, said arms. pivoted to turn forward lieyondthe front of the frame, substantially asdescri efi. g 1 g 11...Inalmo.t e-machine amainframe,a vertically-move e 'lframe therein, a ma a zine detachably a plied. to the mova le frame, and movab frame to facilitate-the antiallyas described.

e magazine'- supporting use 8 tionwiththeinde endently-removablemagatime, its supporting-frame, K, mounted to swing u ward and downward at the lower end, an the magazine throat or entrance, N, jointed to the movable frame; whereby the removal of the magazine independently of the throat is permitted and proper operative relation of the parts insured when the megazine is in place.

tion of an incline magazine independently removable at the front of the machine, a vertically-movable support for the magazine, and means for sustainm the magazine as it is withdrawn from sai support; whereby its removal is facilitated.

14. In a linot pe-machine, the combination of a main flame, a verticail -movable framelth'ereon, a magazine remova ly mounted on the movabie frame, and means extendin supporting the magazine as it is removed tandap lied: A

" 15. a linotype-machine, in combination with the main frame having the fixed matrixchannels H, an inclined mdependently-removable magazine arra ed to deliver the matrices into said chann efis, means for supclear 0 the channels H, and means extending forward of the magazine-support adapted to suspend the magazine during the course of its removal fromor application to the mane.

. 16. The linotype-m'agazine provided with a lo 'tudinal guide to control its movement "to an from the machine, and with supportit maybe suspendeden wise:

In testimon whereof I hereunto set my handg'this 28t of august, 1905, in'the presence of two attesting witnesseefi THOMAS s. HOMAhlS.

' Witnesses:

,W. H.. RANDALL,

12. In a; linotjpe-machilie an diin combina- L; B. Mommies.

13, Ina linotyge-machine, the combinaingin advance of the movable frame to assist portin the magazine and for lifting its end ing devices'at its two op osite edges wherepvj {35' 

